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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Bowdoin chapter.

 

Name: Samuel David Bruce 
Nicknames: Cougar and Hankerchief (Rugby nicknames) 
Class year: 2013 
Hometown: Hanover, NH 
Major: Economics/ES, Visual Arts 
Relationship status: Single 
Preferred Relationship Status: Depends.   
Campus activities: Bowdoin Rugby, Outdoor Club, West Hall chairman, and professional skeleton.  
What is the best class youve taken at Bowdoin?

I’m a huge fan of professors Jill Pearlman, Mark Wethli, and John Bisbee. I’d take any class with them.  
What is your go to pick up line?

Want to come meet my cactus? 
Do you have a hidden talents?

I really enjoy painting. A few were picked up by a collector–my mom. 

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

My plans are very uncertain. I enjoy not knowing.  
What is your guilty pleasure?
Norah Jones.  
What is your pump up song?
Ghetto Cowboy by Bone Thugs N’ Harmony 
What was your middle school AIM screen name?
Brucedamoose23 
What is the best advice you’ve ever received or given?
Live your life with no regrets.  
Boxers or briefs?
Boxers, but only if they have a cool design. 
What are 3 words you would chose to describe yourself?

I’m a puppy. So I guess cute, cuddly, and slobbery.  

What do you look for in a girl?

Someone who likes puppies.  
What is your ideal date activity?
A day on the mountain followed by hot chocolate, burritos, and getting steamy in the sauna. There’s nothing sexier than a girl who rips the slopes.  
Fun fact?
I grew up in England and went to school in a little schoolboy outfit with a British accent. 

 

Marissa is a senior at Bowdoin College, majoring in Government and minoring in English. She's interned with NPR, The Christian Science Monitor and ELLE.com. In her spare time she enjoys writing poetry, baking cupcakes, tweeting, and admiring the big dipper. She hopes to live in a lighthouse someday, with 27 cats and a good set of watercolors.